Re: LTO Drivers for TSM

And in the case of HP LTO drives, one uses the TSM device driver rather than the HP native drivers. But I'm sure that the link Richard pointed to discusses that. Kelly J. Lipp VP Manufacturing & CTO STORServer, Inc. 485-B Elkton Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80907 719-266-8777 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -

Re: Disk-to-Disk Backup

Before spending a ton of time optimizing this realize that the impediment to fast restore is file create time on the file server. My testing has shown that we can create between 50K and 75K files per hour. 10 Million files at 50K files is a long time: 200 hours. Won't matter how many TB of disk p

Novell server abends on unload

Hi All, I've got a NetWare 6.5 OES server with all the requirements (checked in the README) and a TSM 5.3.4.0 client. All works find except when I unload the DSMCAD or DSMC (for instance when I modified the DSM.OPT). The same occurs on a NetWare 6.5 cluster when I do an unload. Has anyone seen

Re: TSM 5.3.3 loaddb and audit problem

Richard, I could not agree more on your stance regarding Dump/Load. However, I'm in Holland teaching a Level 2 class and have been surprised to learn that a lot of my students perform this action as a matter of course on their servers. The objective is to reduce the size of aged TSM databases.

Re: Novell server abends on unload

Richard: I have a customer with this problem also! We have worked around it, but it is annoying. I don't have the latest client for Netware though - I'm at 5.3.2.0. I'll do some searching and let you know if I find anything. Jay -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto

Re: Novell server abends on unload

Hi, We use NW 5.3.0.12 and testing 5.3.4.0 on single servers and clusters. The manual explains that you are not to unload dsmc but you have to quit it by pressing "Q". As for dsmcad you can only unload it if there are no sessions open. In a cluster install it is recommended for resources to load

Re: TSM 5.3.3 loaddb and audit problem

Hi, Kelly - I was appalled when I first saw TSM manuals blithely enticing customers to reorganize their TSM databases as though it were some kind of risk-free, trivial undertaking. Nowhere in the documentation for this procedure are there the strong advisories which should be there regarding the

Re: Disk-to-Disk Backup

Another interesting thought. We had thought about this one. -Original Message- From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kelly Lipp Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 3:12 AM To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Disk-to-Disk Backup Before spending a ton of time o

Novell Server abend during restore

Hello all, While doing a restore. The server abended on Module DSMC.NLM apparently as the restore was concluding he has all the files he needs. Has this happened to anyone else? I found a couple of hits on the IBM TSM site but not for restore abends. Server DOCGLP2 halted Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Re: Novell Server abend during restore

Regarding this problem, and the other person's abend problem I've noticed that in general, the tsm 5.3.x client versions for netware seem to have a lot more issues than the 5.2.x branch did. I've actually solved quite a few problems by backreving to 5.2.4. Not exactly a good long term soluti

Re: TSM 5.3.3 loaddb and audit problem

All, My collegue found the following article from the University of Florida which explains the unload/load concept but more importantly provides a select statement to show how fragmented the TSM DB to determine if the unload is really needed or not. It takes a few seconds to run but can eliminate

reclemation

I am currently running TSM 5.3 in a W2K3 environment, I have an IBM4560slx with one LTO1 and one LTO2 drive, it is connected to the server by fibre. Unfortunately the LTO1 has had problems since day one. We have made it offline and are using only 1 drive. I have setup reclamation using a filepool t

Re: TSM 5.3.3 loaddb and audit problem

>> On Wed, 17 May 2006 10:14:27 -0400, "Scott, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > All, > My collegue found the following article from the University of Florida Heh. Well, I was staying out of this round; considering saying something once Kelly posted, but since my article was invoked, I guess I

Re: LTO Drivers for TSM

OK, the only problem I see is what actually happened during our DR Test. I ended up using the TSM device drivers for the HP drives, but the problem is that TSM treats them as GENERICTAPE. All the data that needs to be restored (including the DB tapes) used LTO as the type of device, the problem I

FW: RE: [ADSM-L] LTO Drivers for TSM

Mel, You have to use the TSM "mt" drivers rather than the HP drivers as I mentioned below otherwise you will have GENERICTAPE. Tom -Original Message- From: Tom Wright Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 9:30 AM To: 'ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU' Subject: RE: [ADSM-L] LTO Drivers for TSM Mel, We have

Re: Disk-to-Disk Backup

Yup, I"ve seen the same type of bottleneck, esp. on Windows file servers Alternatives: Check into creating image backups: Restoring an image will take a lot less time than restoring 10 million files individually (because you don't go through the file create process for each individual file, as K

Re: TSM 5.3.3 loaddb and audit problem

Richard, Is there any way can minimize the fragmentation? For example, like how much maximum reduction size should have before the database reach a point of no response. Frank Tsao [EMAIL PROTECTED] PAX 25803, 626-302-5803 FAX 626-302-7131 Richard Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist

Re: reclemation

...There currently several files in my RECPOOL that are there from the reclamation, are they automatically removed once the task is successful? YES. If it is not successful and I need to restart the reclamation process can I delete them so I have more space? NO! that will delete them permanent

Recommended policy for LTO automated library with two drives

Hi list, I have TSM 5.3.2 installed on a Windows 2000 box connected to a DS-4300 storage and a DELL PowerVault 132T with 22 slots and two Quantum drives. The cartridges are LTO2 type with 160/320GB capacity. A full backup from all servers would be of aproximately 400GB. A full backup from all

Re: Reclemation

Thanks Wanda, I am working on the same issue with Reclamation problems. So I just want to clarify, I am not able to delete the files in the RECPOOL. What happens when I force it out by using the update the RECPOOL to highmig=3D0, lowmig=3D0 to. Does it cause any issues when I try to reclaim agai

Re: Reclemation

When you use disk reclamation pool, TSM takes data off the tape, puts in the reclamation pool. When the RECPOOL fills to the highmig threshold, TSM will start migration for the RECPOOL. It will call for a filling or scratch tape in the original pool, then move the files from RECPOOL back there. W

Re: Reclemation

See this is where my problem lies, I don't have any free tapes in the library. I am very new to TSM and I am learning everything from scratch. I am not sure how to do very much at this point. We have had major issues with our library going offline and not being able to access it. It is now back

Adaptive Subfile backups w/TDP

I have a remote site that has a Lotus notes server with a TDP agent installed to back it up. It backs up across our WAN on a T1 connection. These backups are starting to spill over into business hours and I am having to cancel them in the mornings so that the pipe isn't saturated. I read about ada

Re: TSM 5.3.3 loaddb and audit problem

Hi Richard, Thanks for your remarks. If you have specific recommendations to improve the quality of our documentation, they are welcome and will be considered. I agree that more could be included with regard to understanding the potential run-time for the commands, ensuring that proper precautions

Re: TSM 5.3.3 loaddb and audit problem

Hi, Frank - Our ability to deal effectively with TSM database behaviors is extremely limited, in that very little information about it has been published by IBM. The most insight we have is from the occasional SHARE presentation, such as "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the TSM Databas

Re: Adaptive Subfile backups w/TDP

Mel, No. Adaptive subfile is not available with Data Protection for Domino. Another thought to solve your issue... Are you using transaction logging with your Domino server? If not, you can drastically reduce the amount of data that you need to back up nightly by "archiving" the logs using the Da

Re: TSM 5.3.3 loaddb and audit problem

Hi, Andy - I realize that you and I are "interested parties" in what is a server- area topic, removed from our direct, respective realms. And thanks for reinforcing the cautions which should be in place in approaching this type of operation. The product documentation started "blithely" enticing

Windows BMR/ASR over Network w/o DHCP ?

Hi has anyone tried to get BMR/ASR working over the network w/o dhcp ? govt policy doesn't allow dhcp on certain network we have, and there are a few boxes we'd like to have BMR/ASR working but those only have a floppy drive and CD drive, so restore from local media is probably not a good idea ::w

Journal Testing Tool / Mass file,folder creator

Hi, I would like to test journal based backup and incr backup extensively. Does anybody know of a really fast tool that creates/deletes millions of (temp) files and folders so that the journal is filled? Has anybody already some specific conseption in mind on how to to that? Would IBM kindly re

Re: Windows BMR/ASR over Network w/o DHCP ?

"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" wrote on 05/17/2006 02:27:41 PM: > has anyone tried to get BMR/ASR working over the network w/o dhcp ? > govt policy doesn't allow dhcp on certain network we have, and there are > a few boxes we'd like to have BMR/ASR working but those only have a > floppy drive and CD dr

Re: Journal Testing Tool / Mass file,folder creator

I would recommend going to the web site in my sig, and searching on "journal based backup faq". That should yield an FAQ for journal-based backup that you will find informative. We do not have any such tools for general release to create or delete files as you ask. However, it should not be too di

SV: Windows BMR/ASR over Network w/o DHCP ?

Hi, If you talk to your IBM contact person and ask them what they recommend for BMR. Tell them that you can't use DHCP. Thanks Christian -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Timothy Lin Skickat: den 17 maj 2006 21:28 Till: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST

I/O sizes for TSM.

Folks, I am finally getting replacement hardware for my TSM servers. I won't bore anyone with details, but in brief they are IBM p550 Quad-CPU hosts. The other part of this upgrade is to go from SSA disks to a SAN (EMC CX3-80, in this case). I have followed all the thread

Re: I/O sizes for TSM.

Take a look at the recent Redbook "DS4000 Best Practices and Performance Tuning Guide". The information in there should be a good start. Orville L. Lantto Glasshouse Technologies, Inc. From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager on behalf of Ben Bullock Sent: Wed 5/17/200

Tape drive not showing in Device Manager

Windows2000 Server TSM Server 5.3.2.0 3590E tape drives fibre attached. There are 5 3590E drives in an IBM2109 SAN switch zoned to the HBA in the TSM server. If you issue the QUERY SAN TYPE=DRIVE on TSM it shows all 5 tape drives. If you display the TSM Devices in teh TSM management console (MMC

Re: Export Node

Hi Andy and all, Recently we did try to export some data from onsite production server to offsite server. We did a media export rather than server to server export due to network bandwidth and to save TSM resources on the onsite production server . Well, mine is just around 2TB and all goes into t